Medical Device Safety Act

FDA Approval Of Medical Devices Not Enough

Les Weisbrod | Posted 06.15.2009 | Living


Les Weisbrod

The Medical Device Safety Act would restore patients' right to hold the manufacturer responsible when their products are defective.

Setting Time Bombs in Our Chests: Our Unreliable FDA

Ian Millhiser | Posted 05.01.2009 | Politics


Ian Millhiser

Lacking sufficient resources to monitor thousands of medical devices on their own, the FDA relies on the medical device industry itself to disclose potential problems in the devices it regulates.

Big Pharma's Loss is America's Gain: Obama's Outstanding First Choice for the Federal Bench

Ian Millhiser | Posted 04.19.2009 | Politics


Ian Millhiser

Judge Hamilton's nomination is a marked change from the judges chosen in the Bush era and it is exactly the change which Americans voted for last November.